English Tea Cake

This British dessert features Butter, softened, Sugar, Eggs, C flour. It delivers smooth, comforting richness, sweet, indulgent flavor. A wonderful way to end any meal, especially on special occasions. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.

Cooking Method: Baking

Cuisine: British

Courses: Desserts

Difficulty: Intermediate

Servings: 6

Calories: 978.7

Dietary: Vegetarian

Description

This British dessert features Butter, softened, Sugar, Eggs, C flour. It delivers smooth, comforting richness, sweet, indulgent flavor. A wonderful way to end any meal, especially on special occasions. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.

Ingredients

1 cup Butter, softened
1 cup Sugar
2 Eggs
2 Scant C flour
1/2 teaspoon Baking powder
1/4 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 tablespoon Cherry juice
12 Maraschino Cherries
1/2 cup White raisins or currants

Directions

1
(served at English High Tea) Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
2
Grease and flour a small tube pan.
3
Cream butter and sugar.
4
Add eggs, beating thoroughly.
5
Sift flour, baking powder and salt together.
6
Gradually add to butter mixture.
7
Add vanilla and cherry juice.
8
Fold in cherries and raisins.
9
Bake 1 1/4 hours

Nutrition Facts

Servings 6

Amount Per Serving
Calories 978.7kcal

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 52.0g80%
Saturated Fat 31.6g158%
Cholesterol 222.2mg75%
Sodium 1728.7mg73%
Total Carbohydrate 123.4g42%
Dietary Fiber 2.9g12%
Sugars 83.2g
Protein 9.9g20%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Keywords: baking, british, butter, cake, cherries, cherry, currants, dessert, eggs, english, flour, juice, powder, raisins, salt, softened, sugar, tea, title, vanilla

Read it online: https://www.chefs-mate.com/recipe/english-tea-cake/